- shariba
- drink [Sem s-r-b, Mal xorob] Swa sharabu borrowed from Ar
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
shariba
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Sherbet — Sher bet, n. [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly, one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink. Cf. {Sorbet}, {Sirup}, {Shrub} a drink.] 1. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sherbet powder — Sherbet Sher bet, n. [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly, one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink. Cf. {Sorbet}, {Sirup}, {Shrub} a drink.] 1. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrub — Shrub, n. [Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr. shariba to drink. Cf. {Sirup}, {Sherbet}.] A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maltais — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Maltais (homonymie). Maltais Malti Parlée à Malte, Australie Nombre de locuteurs 400 000 + ≈ 100 000 émigrés … Wikipédia en Français
sherbet — sher|bet [ˈʃə:bət US ˈʃə:r ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Turkish; Origin: serbet, from Persian sharbat, from Arabic sharbah drink , from shariba to drink ] 1.) [U and C] AmE a sweet frozen food made with water, fruit, sugar, and milk 2.) [U] BrE a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
syrup — syr|up [ˈsırəp US ˈsə: , ˈsı ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sirop, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic sharab drink, wine, syrup , from shariba to drink ] 1.) a thick sticky sweet liquid, eaten on top of or mixed with other foods ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sherbet — [17] Like syrup, sherbet goes back ultimately to the Arabic verb shariba ‘drink’, whose initial /shr/ sound was originally imitative of the sound of noisy drinking or slurping. From it was derived the noun sharbah, whose plural sharbāt passed… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
syrup — [14] Syrup is etymologically ‘something drunk’. Like sherbet, it goes back ultimately to the Arabic verb shariba ‘drink’, whose initial /shr/ sound originated in imitation of the sound of slurping. From this was derived the noun sharāb ‘drink’,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sherbet — (n.) c.1600, zerbet, drink made from diluted fruit juice and sugar, from Turk. serbet, from Pers. sharbat, from Arabic sharba(t) a drink, from shariba he drank. Related to SYRUP (Cf. syrup) … Etymology dictionary
syrup — late 14c., from O.Fr. sirop (13c.), and perhaps from It. siroppo, both from Arabic sharab beverage, wine, lit. something drunk, from verb shariba he drank (Cf. SHERBET (Cf. sherbet)). Sp. jarabe, jarope, O.Prov. eissarop are from Arabic; It.… … Etymology dictionary
sherbet — [17] Like syrup, sherbet goes back ultimately to the Arabic verb shariba ‘drink’, whose initial /shr/ sound was originally imitative of the sound of noisy drinking or slurping. From it was derived the noun sharbah, whose plural sharbāt passed… … Word origins
